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C# by Dissection
by Ira Pohl
List Price: $71.00
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ISBN: 0201876671
Publisher: Pearson Addison Wesley (30 October, 2002)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 1,193,395
Average Customer Rating: 3.32 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
Very informative and easy to follow.
C by Dissection, Third Edition is a great book. It is very easy to understand and provides a lot of information. The dissections of programs and explanations of the various features of the C language are very informative, clear, and consistent, which makes things very understandable and easy to follow. After explaining major features and terms in the chapters, the exercises that follow them let the reader put their newly learned knowledge to practice and further strengthen their coding skills. This book can be useful for both beginners and experienced programmers. Things such as advice on coding style and structured programming, system considerations for code portability, and forewarnings of common programming errors to avoid, help the programmer develop good coding habits and increasing skills. For those who want to learn C++, there is a "Moving to C++" section available at the end of each chapter and near the end of the book, which describe the new features of C++ and how to use them. The appendixes at the very end of the book provide a complete reference of functions and macros in the standard library, communicating with the preprocessor, explanations on bitwise operations, a comparison of ANSI C to Traditional C, and other useful guides. I've had a great learning experience reading this book, and recommend it to anyone who wants to learn C and C++. -DVS01
Rating: 5 out of 5
Use the Source, Luke!
One of the best intro C books I've seen. Any hardcore programmer will tell you: the best way to learn is to look at somebody else's code. It helps if the source code is clearly designed, clearly written, commented, well documented. C by Dissection does just that, by describing a concept, showing you example source for a program that puts that concept into practice, THEN, unlike so many other books, going over the example almost line-by-line, to explain what's going on, and why. Too many programming books briefly describe the concept, list a hundred or more lines of source code, then move on. This book walks you through the code and shows you both theory and practice. The only regret I have about C by Dissection is that there isn't a companion volume, Advanced C by Dissection, or perhaps Data Structures and Algorithms (in C) by Dissection. Note that two of the worst reviews above are from an experienced C/C++ programmer and from a Cobol programmer (presumably very experienced; I don't know many young Cobol programmers coming into the industry these days). I'm not surprised they didn't like the way C by Dissection approaches the topic. I'm not a beginner anymore (I read this book in 1992) but I still like this approach best - I came across this book on Amazon because I was hoping to find "Java by Dissection" by Kelly and Pohl! :-)
Rating: 5 out of 5
A very good book.
After reading through some of the other comments, I get the feeling that those who rated this book badly are looking for a quick fix. If you take the time to read through this book, and do the exercises, you'll pick up C quite easily and get a thorough introduction. One thing I particularly liked were the "Moving to C++" sections at the end of each chapter that introduce you to object-oriented programming. I also had trouble finding many mistakes in this book. When you're finished with this book you'll be ready to move on to "Mastering Algorithms with C" by Louden. It's a good book on C data structures and algorithms.
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